Lingerie clasp



sept. 21 1926. d "1,600,684 v. M. MoGlBBoN LINGERIE CLASP Filed May 18.1926 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

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LINGE-Bin GaAs-nui v Application. filed. may is.l

This` inventionA is. a novel lingerie-clasp, designed more especially`for clasping V0r clipping togethery two or more thicknesses ofV ribbonvor similar strip material. je; typi-v cal instance of the utility ot theinvention` isin connection with the adjustmentot the1 length of shoulderstraps 'oi'i womens gar#y 1nent's,`` the invention permitting the straplor. ribbon to be red'oubled", and the clasp en` gaged transversely overthe three layers yoi endwisefslipp'ing and thus enable the strap givethe described utility and function in a A further to'be securelyadjusted' to the desired length.'l

The general objectjo'lZ the present invention isto ai'lord a clasp'orclip whichjwill convenient and" eiiicient manner. object is toaiiordsuch a clasp. which will be sim-plein structure and inexpensive tomanufacture. Other objects and advantages will be explained in thedescription or will be apparent to those skilled in the subject. y

'To the attainment of' the objects and ad-A vantages referred to thepresentl inventionl consistsin the novel lingerie clasp7 clip or f barsadapted to pinch or compress and holdv the layers' of fabric edectivelyagainst. slip- Page In he accompanying drawings showing an embodiment ofthe invention Fig. 1 is a perspective illustrating one embodiment ot theinvention, Vin open position.l

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of" the same' embodiment, with the claspV inclosed position.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a modified embodiment of theinvention.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of thek clasp shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a. view like Fig. 5 showing a further modification y The strapor ribbon 7 shown in Fig. 3

may be. .are timmerman of a.' gamma@ Wliiclrcase` i'tinay beailightribbon, which.

is. usually .sewedlpermanentlyl to. 4the gar?y vinentf but, frequentlythereafter reofuires..re-r

ad-iustment oit length, for example by takingf upffthe. ribbon at. anintermediatelfpoint, and

securing togetherthe twot portions. I have shown for this,vusefalcertainstructure of clasp. iiia*fpending.J application, and the.,vpresent` invention is. animprovement; thereover in certain respects,andfconveni'ently, V`

and efficiently serves. the. purpose.

ribbon is. shown as. .refblded solas to. form a;

top or buter layer V8, amiddlev layerV 9. and V. av bottom layerL orthickness, `:10,1.. with .tvl'f01`l bends, 11,]11 inthe 'materiali Insomecases, theremay be vseparate ribbonY ends.y tofbe clasped; and thenonly two thiclniesses. wouldv .n

require to be V secured' by the, clasp. Ags, apVv` parent .from Fie'.ABfthe loops or ybends( l'l;` 'can be adjustedto diiierent'postons,sofas' to.A change the. eiiective length of' 'the` ribbon,

as desired, and obviously' such loop 'por tions might be doubled backand included..v

with the materials.

rlhe clasp or clips-112 is shown in as extending transversely tothelength otfl the ribbon or strip. 7.. Itis preferably madeoifl sheetmetal, as; aluminum light and elasti,.

or spring brass. It is an advantage hereof:

that the. entire-article may beistgruclr,"stamped,"

and' bent out .ofafsin'glefintegral"pieeeot sheet metal., The clasplhereoir is` sl'iowfvnA as andy a. bottom-bar 'orfiaw .14,t 1 Thetwqbm-TS.

arel swingingly. connected at one. end pref-- erabl'y through anintegral"A 'c'onnecting pon" tionV lztfalthoughf for seine*purposesA ahinge. y connection 'might be einployed.r The tippt??y site or treeV end.olf one of' the. bars, namely' the top bar '13.,l is; shown as. formedor. bent into-'an oiisetorliiange por-tion 16,; tlie'eit-y tremityofwhichk is, ree'urved -toriniiig a. hoolfr,4

or catch 17 adapted to; engage' with] ajcoinf; theV plementary bentportion or hool'rflSo'n' oppositeor lower bar 14; the elements 16, 17and 18 forming a detachable catch for. the Vfree ends of the clasp, sothat the clasp can be opened las seen in Fig. 1 and .appliedtransversely to the ribbon or strap. and restored to closed position asseen in the remainingiigures. ln order to prevent slip-v page of theribbon or- .other fabricy one or both of the bars or jaws vare Aiadjusting by reason ofA the natural spring yor `and pinch and securelyhold the layers provided with inward projections, flanges, wedging wallsadapted -to Vwedge of-V ribbon between them. Thus tapered or convergingwalls 19y are .struck down from the side edges ofthe upper bar anddiverging walls'20 struck up from the devicev to be applied withoutinjury tothe fabric. The flangesy should be proportionedl to giveapinching grip upon thinV material, and for thicker material the device1s self and yield 'of the flanges and ofV the two bars on which they areformed, a slight yield giving increased space due to the flared ortapereddisposition of the flanges.A The grip could be increased byserrating the edges of Vtlie'flanges 19V or 2O where contacting theribbon.

Figs'. 4 and 5 show Va clasp with upper and lower bars 23 and 24 andwith catch 26, 27, 28 Substantially as in Fig. 2, and with the flanges29 of the top bar converging and the vflanges 30 of the bottom bardiverging, al-

though'this arrangement could be reversed. Additionally Figs. 4 and 5show a central deilector in the form of a ridge or fin 3l ,struckinwardlyor upwardly from the bar having diverging flanges, namely thelower bar 24. This deflects and'bends the fabric inwardly, and adds agripping action, espeoially on the middle and lowest layer 10,

, While at the same time causing the fabric to bend sharply around theflanges 29, giving abetter grip at that point, especially on the middlean-d top layer; so thata very secure clasping'is effected with greatease-and withd out damage to the strap or ribbon.v

Inf Filg. 6 the upper bar 33 is shown as .carrying diverging flanges 39,`while they lower bar 84 carries converging flanges 40, which'mayv besubstantially the reverse of those shown in the other figures. A form ofcatch isrshown without projecting parts to mar adjacent-fabricsv orirritate the wearer, the end flange 36 having an inward reverse bend at37 arranged vto engage an inclined hook` extension 38 on the oppositebar, these parts proportioned `so that the redoubled portion 37 liesflush-or below vthe surface Vof. the side bar 34. In the Fig. 6 formasLeccese well as the others the severallayers of ribbon are securely heldby a combination of'k actions, one of which is the wedging or .squeezingbetween the inclined flanges of the sign, arrangement and detail may beinodilied wit-hout departing from the principles it is not int-ended tolimit the invention `to 'such matters except so as set forth inv theappended claims Y lVhat is claimed is: l. A lingerie clasp comprisingopposite bars swingably connected at one endv an-d provided with acatchat the other end, both bars' having their side edges bent inwardly asflanges, some or all of which are non-parallel, to give a wedgingVsqueeze upon the material. y Y.

2. A lingerie claspv comprising opposite vbars swiiigably connected atone end and provided with a catch at the otherl end, both bars havingtheir side edges` bent inwardly as flanges, the flanges on one bar beingconverged and those on the other bar being flared. f n

3.' A lingerie clasp comprising opposite bars swingably connected at oneend andpiovided with a Ycatch at the other end, both bars having theirside edges bentV inwardly as flanges, some or all of which are non-'parallel, to give a wedging squeeze upon the material, and one of saidbars having an, internal fin or ridge arranged to deflect the material.i n l 4. A lingerie clasp comprising opposite bars swingably connectedat 'one end and provided with a catch at the other end, both' asflanges, the flanges on one bar being converged and those on the otherbar being'V flared, and one bar having a central piojection struckinwardly to deflect the material passing between the flanges. p

In'testimony whereof, I have afliX'ed my signature hereto.

vioLii M. Meeiiaeoii.v

- bars having theirr side edges bent inwardly

